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This past summer, I fell and broke my femur while hiking along the Collawash River. The impact of this injury on my life is enormous; hiking and backpacking is my lifeblood. I was looking forward to Bark’s annual campout and as I lay at the trailhead, waiting to be lifted into the ambulance, I was devastated to know I’d be missing Base Camp this year.

I spend almost every day off from work in the forest. Some days I’m driving old logging roads and surveying timber projects, volunteering for Bark. Other days, I hike for miles on Mt. Hood National Forest’s many world-class trails. I love the Double Peaks Trail near Olallie Lakes most of all!

Bark’s work to protect recreation access doesn’t always get noticed. In 2016:

We worked with mountain bikers and hikers to protect the Dog River and Tilly Jane trails from logging in the proposed Polallie Cooper Timber Sale.

I grew up thinking that the Forest Service stewards our land for hikers like me. Bark helped me realize that the Forest Service prioritizes logging over recreation and gave me tools to do something about it--and it changed my life. I appreciate that Bark does this every day for other hikers and bikers, and works with recreation advocates to be a voice for the future of our forests and rivers!

P.S. I’ll never forget the sweet “Get Well” card that my Bark friends sent from the forest when they heard about my fall. Bark gives me so much hope for our future together and I hope you’re a part of that too.

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